Alcoholism Support Group

Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.

Stop beating yourself up!

Ya know what I have decided? All the people that come here come for one reason... they have a problem with grog... And thats fine, ya know what - its absolutely OK. Alcohol can take over a persons life before they have time to even turn around and see it about to hit, so if you find you have a problem with it - you're not alone. Its not just you, its not just me, its lots of people! You (and I) am not some weird arse freak that should be outed from society at all costs... we are normal people who acknowledge and what to get help for a problem we have with alcohol. THIS IS TO BE COMMENDED, not slammed down. We want to recover, we recognise our problem and are taking steps (however small they may seem to us) to address it and deal with it. So it is just breaking my heart to see all the newbie woe is me posts, and even the couple of pity party posts I have placed myself.... We acknowledge and admit our level of defeat in this area and we are making steps to overcome it. This is empowering, encouraging and something to celebrate - not just somethign we should be constantly beating ourselves round the head with and thinking how terrible we are because of.

WE ARE OVERCOMERS! Lets have a celebration party for all heh people who have made there way here, in whatever current state of drinking, they are here, and thats important. Celebration party instead of a pity one tonight please!

Blessings to all. God loves us exactly as we are, and we should love ourselves in our weakness too!

It's another good day for me too. But for anyone who is not having a good day, I want you to know that their is someone else that feels the same as you. Your not alone, and don't hide your feelings. Especially the newcomers. Thats why I'm here. For the good day's and the bad day's.

My sponsor helps me realize just how much i do &quot;beat myself up&quot; and I'm learning to recognize it now and stop it and have grace for myself as a human being who will always be imperfect - and to love and accept myself anyway. thank you!

Fantastic, plenty of whoop whoops which is what I wanted to see! I just am acknowledging latly that I have been becoming narcissisticly pessimistic becuase sometimes this sobriety track can seem difficult and even a little overwhelming. BUT I am on the track. The twelve step manual I am working thru (so I assume the same of the BB and AA and other programmes) asks us to consider our strengths as well as weaknesses, and its Oh so too easy to get bogged down in weakness and forget our strengths. So I will now admit to everyone here, I am a warm, caring, generous natured person with a fantastic sense of humor and lots of friends and caring people around me. I have a strong faith, I have a passion for people and I am a darn good mother. These are just some of my strengths. With all of these things sometimes I let alcohol cloud the reality of them, but they are still there, they are mine and grog may dull it occasionally but never remove. Im battling on with optimism and joy that God has given me the opurtunity and the clarity to work towards recovery. Whoop whoop.

Seeing we are not having a pity party anymore - anyone else wanna share there strengths?

I gave my 2 week notice last Friday 13th. Now to join you fine people in a life of leisure and nothing else to do but to look out for myself....is it just me or does that sound pretty boring? My goal was to live to retire and I guess having to take early retirement because of health reasons wasn't exactly the way I had planned things. I just can't stay in that building that is reeking mildew...

Has anyone tried these supplements? Do they give MGers more quality of life by improving memory and overall well being?Thanks!Barbel

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